Redcurrant 'Laxton's Number One'

Redcurrant 'Laxton's Number One'Redcurrant Laxton's Number One is a classic, heavy yielding redcurrant cultivar, producing long bunches of bright, crimson red berries from mid July. The flavoursome fruits are ideal for making jellies, desserts, wine, and can be frozen to use throughout the year. This hardy garden shrub flowers late, making it perfect for parts of the country where late frosts are likely. It is the most mildew resistant variety of redcurrant and thrives in moist,

light and slightly acidic soil

it will reach a height of 1

yellow-green canes that grow to a great height

The leaves are deep-purple with fluted edges and distinct dark veining

Spent flowers can be cut back by 2/3 in July to promote reblooming in August to first frosts

be sure to trim below the old flowers on the branch and begin to round the plant

it will literally take over any small shrub that stands in its way

clump-forming herbaceous perennial shrub and usually found in partially shaded woodland areas at the feet of trees or in thick groups

Rose bouquets can be expensive

during summer it produces abundant crops of large blackberries

but can tolerate full sun with maintained moisture

They will quickly grow to a height of about 1